"Gog" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|גּוֹג|tr=Gōg}} Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gog
  1. Gog and Magog, a figure (or two figures) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39, and variously identified by later writers with Satan or certain hostile nations. (See Revelation 20:8.) Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Gog-en-name-wrlwkU0K Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 86 3 11 Disambiguation of Individuals: 41 13 46 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 9 29 35 8
  2. (obsolete) Replacement for the word God when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century: by Gog’s wounds, Gog’s bread... Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Gog-en-name-Mcf~VFDY Disambiguation of Individuals: 41 13 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: king of the north
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Gogs [plural]
Etymology: From Welsh Gog. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|North Walian}}, {{bor|en|cy|Gog}} Welsh Gog Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gog (plural Gogs)
  1. (UK, slang) Synonym of North Walian: a person from North Wales. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: North Walian [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Gog-en-noun-cSc7IoJD Disambiguation of Individuals: 41 13 46 Categories (other): British English, English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 9 29 35 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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